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2. United Nations Population Fund - Wikipedia

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   United Nations Population Fund. The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. [1] Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies and protocols, increasing access to birth control, and leading ...

3. End of slavery in the United States - Wikipedia

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   On June 19, 1865 — Juneteenth — U.S. Army general Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced General Order No. 3, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with slavery. Juneteenth has been celebrated annually on June 19 ever since in various parts of the United States.

4. Teenage pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   In 1998, the government of the UK set a target to halve the under-18 pregnancy rate by 2010. The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) was established to achieve this. The pregnancy rate in this group, although falling, rose slightly in 2007, to 41.7 per 1,000 women.

5. Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to ...

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   Colombia imports a small amount of beef from the U.S. annually, according to government data and market analysts. In a notice this week on the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service website ...

6. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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   The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D ...

7. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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   Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) Massachusettsian, [31] Massachusite, [32] [33] Masshole (derogatory [34] as an exonym ; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [35] )